The Crossing Church Sermons

During Christmas we celebrate the appearance of God's grace in the flesh in Jesus and the work of His gospel, and how that grace continues to instruct us as we wait for His grace to appear again when Jesus returns to establish the Eternal state. 

One of the most controversial issues facing the church today is the question - who can lead the local church in the role of elder or pastor? The evidence of Scripture going back to creation and the New Testament, church history and the relative recent explosion of egalitarianism helps us be a church that is joyfully and contentedly embrace a position that is complementarian. While also helping all...

In the New Testament Local church God ordained that elders (plural) would be appointed to help lead God's people. Biblically qualified men who would lead as servants of Jesus and His people for the spread of the gospel and the glory of God. 

From the story of Moses leading the Israelites from Egypt, we see a picture of the weight of solo leadership and how God provides a better way forward - shared leadership. 

Joining God's people who for thousands of years have followed a weekly rhythm of gathering together to worship, we do the same in order to encourage one another, spur each other on to love and good works, and reach our community with the gospel.  

Through Jesus we become new creations in Christ that can be described in part as: being adopted into the Family of God as dearly loved sons and daughters, becoming servants of King Jesus because He came to serve us and give His life as a ransom for us, and being those sent by the Father and Son with the message of the gospel of Jesus. We are a family or servant hearted sent ones. As a church, we l...

Making Disciples happens in communities where we can be known fully, shaped by one another, and sent to go and make more disciples of Jesus.

How do we make Disciples of Jesus? We have to be a people who genuinely and continually believe the gospel and share that with others. We have to see all relationships through the lens of the gospel. And we have to personally experience gospel transformation.

As we seek to make disciples of Jesus everywhere, what are we actually trying to make? What is a disciple of Jesus? What are we aiming for?

As we obey Jesus and seek to make disciples everywhere, how is disciple making a part of this big story God is writing for His people and all peoples?

The early church and all churches are devoted to living out the reality of life in Christ. Seen in his demonstration of love as shown through His sacrificial substitutionary death for us on the cross as pictured each week in communion - the breaking of bread.

The early church and all churches are devoted to the fellowship of the body of Christ. A genuine sharing of life together. How can we practically experience that for us today?

The early church and all churches are a people of the Word. How do we live out a devotion to God's Word in the life of our church today?

The early church was marked by being devoted to prayer. God's people have always connected to Him through prayer and it marks all churches in all seasons of their life.

Jesus came to give us life with Him, a life of abiding and enjoying Him. This is always true for all believers at all times.

God reveals Himself to us as a Father. How does this affect how we relate to Him and how we function as fathers.

On Pentecost Sunday, we look at the coming of the Spirit of God to indwell His people as Jesus promised and in preparation for a gathering of God's people from all people, language, tribes and tongues.

After Jesus ascends, his followers gather and wait for the Spirit to come while praying and selecting a replacement for Judas.

Jesus spends time with his disciples before his ascension preparing them for what would be next and promising His return.

In another post-resurrection encounter, Jesus kindly confronts Peter after his denial and graciously restores him back to leadership in the early church.

Jesus appears to the disciples in the locked room and the subsequent encounter with the doubting disciple Thomas eight days later. There is also teaching on the purpose of John's gospel covered in John 20:30-31.

Today we look at Jesus' post-resurrection appearance to the disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35.

Today we dig into 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 for Easter Sunday to focus in on the gospel and resurrection of Jesus, which we celebrate each Sunday, not just Easter Sunday.

Church membership from a Biblical perspective.

What is the Biblical outlook on financial giving in the scriptures.